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authorNatalia <124304+nessita@users.noreply.github.com>2024-08-19 14:47:38 -0300
committerNatalia <124304+nessita@users.noreply.github.com>2024-09-03 09:42:25 -0300
commitbf4888d317ba4506d091eeac6e8b4f1fcc731199 (patch)
tree0b8baf1660f99e2363b9f3a762b73f3703b947e7 /docs/topics/auth/default.txt
parentd147a8ebbdf28c17cafbbe2884f0bc57e2bf82e2 (diff)
[4.2.x] Fixed CVE-2024-45231 -- Avoided server error on password reset when email sending fails.
On successful submission of a password reset request, an email is sent to the accounts known to the system. If sending this email fails (due to email backend misconfiguration, service provider outage, network issues, etc.), an attacker might exploit this by detecting which password reset requests succeed and which ones generate a 500 error response. Thanks to Thibaut Spriet for the report, and to Mariusz Felisiak, Adam Johnson, and Sarah Boyce for the reviews.
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@@ -1661,7 +1661,9 @@ provides several built-in forms located in :mod:`django.contrib.auth.forms`:
.. method:: send_mail(subject_template_name, email_template_name, context, from_email, to_email, html_email_template_name=None)
Uses the arguments to send an ``EmailMultiAlternatives``.
- Can be overridden to customize how the email is sent to the user.
+ Can be overridden to customize how the email is sent to the user. If
+ you choose to override this method, be mindful of handling potential
+ exceptions raised due to email sending failures.
:param subject_template_name: the template for the subject.
:param email_template_name: the template for the email body.